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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I am going to be direct and suggest that you should find the dog a new home now, while it is young and still has a chance, and not mess around with this idea.  It will end up costing you a lot and you will not get the results you desire.

Dogs are sentient beings that respond to their environment.  You cannot send them away to be "fixed."  Even if you try this, your dog will revert to its old habits once it is back in your home because a dog's behavior correlates to its environment.  I speak from experience; my family tried this with a dog we owned when I was a kid.  It was a dream with its trainer, but went right back to its old behavior with us because it only respected the trainer, not us.  Ultimately my we had to do the hard work ourselves, with the trainer's help, to solve the problem.

Your dog is 10 months old.  That is still a puppy.  These types of behaviors are normal but it takes months and  months of consistent training and behavioral modification on your part to break.  What you do matters a lot.  You can "train" your dog all day long, but if you don't give it enough exercise it will not behave.  If you do a training "session" but then go on to reward bad behavior with attention, it will continue to behave badly.  If you allow your kids to rough house with the dog and get it all worked up and then yell at it, it will not behave.  If you are constantly losing your shit and yelling at your dog after the fact, it will not behave.   If the dog pulls on the leash, you need to stop and make it sit, wait for it to be calm, and then proceed.  Every.  Single. Time.  With our dog it took six months of stop and go walks, 3 times a day, every day rain or shine, before she finally got the hang of it.   This is the reality check.  This is what it will take for a young, energetic, excitable dog.

Like many many dog owners, you clearly didn't understand what you were getting yourself into when you got a puppy and are now having buyer's remorse.  If you aren't able to put in the time and effort to learn about dogs and give the dog the time and attention it needs, and you aren't prepared to live with its bad behaviors, then you are not meant to be a dog owner, simple as that.

I write this not to be critical.  Obviously you are in a bad situation and are looking to make it better.  But there is no quick fix, so you need to commit or jump ship.

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